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البرزج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a loanword from Persian, referring to a specific type of fine, soft hair or down, often associated with animals or certain materials.

Derived headwords

البَرْزَجnoun
  1. 1.
    down, fine hairclassical

    Refers to the soft, fine hair or down found on animals, particularly young ones, or on certain materials.

  2. 2.
    velvetclassical

    Can also refer to a soft, velvety texture or material.

البَرْزَجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    downy, velvetyclassical

    An adjective describing something as having the quality of down or velvet, soft and fine.

Parallel reading

البَرْزَج، كقرطق: الزئبر، معرب.
Al-barzaj, like qartaq: the down, a loanword.